Papers

The Theory of Island Biogeography: An Overview

An overview of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography: species–area and species–abundance relations, the theory's main ideas, extensions and applications, and contradicting approaches such as the habitat-heterogeneity and passive-sampling hypotheses, with examples and case studies.

Epistemological Problems of Ecology: Changing Views at Nature from Ancient to Modern Times

A lecture manuscript on the epistemology of ecology, tracing conceptions of nature from the pre-ancient and ancient world through Jewish and Christian traditions and the medieval ages into the modern era, with case studies on nature, human work, and aesthetic judgement.

Voraussetzungen und Auswirkungen der Evolutionslehre Darwins

Zum 200. Geburtstag von Charles Darwin: die wissenschaftlichen und geistesgeschichtlichen Voraussetzungen der Evolutionslehre von Darwin und Wallace sowie ihre Auswirkungen auf Naturwissenschaft und das Selbstverständnis des Menschen.

Systematic and Biogeographical Account of the Midges and Flies (Diptera) of the East Frisian Islands

A systematic and biogeographical account of the Diptera — the midges and flies — of the East Frisian Islands: their occurrence on the Wadden Sea islands, species–area relations, and island colonization.